Population
North Ayrshire Local Biodiversity Action Plan, 2019-2031, published by North Ayrshire Council, defines population as: ‘A group of individuals of the same species, occupying a defined area, and usually isolated to some degree from other similar groups. Populations can be relatively reproductively isolated and adapted to local environments.’
Articles about population on Designing Buildings include:
- 2016 population projections
- An ageing population - Challenges for the built environment
- Construction Equipment Market Thrives on Urban Population Boom
- Demographics - how a changing population is transforming the built environment
- Disadvantaged populations.
- Exponential Rise in Global Urban Population to Present Lucrative Opportunities for Construction Industry
- Latest population projections
- Planning for disabilities as the population ages
- Planning transport for people with disabilities as the population ages
- Royal Commission on the Distribution of the Industrial Population
- Susceptible population
- Urban population
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